You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions.
1. What are wetlands? An area characterized by a high content of soil moisture
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/wetlands-1#ixzz1JKksoI00 2. Why are wetlands important? Wetlands are important because they help prevent floods.
3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands? Some animals that live in the wetlands are alligators, spiny red frogs and bittern.And some plants that are in the wetlands are lotus, cattails, and dodder.
4. What are some causes for wetland loss? Some causes for wetland losts are some of the wetlands have been dried out, or maybe they were filled.
5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered? Five animals and six plants that are in wetland are endangerd for the plants it is the yellow birch, forcked aster,screwstem, water arum, cuckoo flower, and beacked sedge. And for the animals there is aliligator snaping turtle, indian bat, american bittern, four towed salamander, rice rat.
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? We can help wetlands by donating money to help take care o them, also we could mak wildlife refuges.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland. 1. Moisture
2.sunlight
3. Animals
List some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands.
Plants: Cattails, lotus, water lily, and bayberry
Animals: Osprey, Heron, Owls, and fideler crabs
Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment? Wetlands are important because they hold in water much like a sponge they slowley release water.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands? Wetlands are lost because of draines.
What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas? Middle school children could help wetlands by cleaning them up and taking care of the animals.
You need to use the links found on our class webquest homepage to answer the following questions.
1. What are wetlands? An area characterized by a high content of soil moisture
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/wetlands-1#ixzz1JKksoI00
2. Why are wetlands important? Wetlands are important because they help prevent floods.
3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands? Some animals that live in the wetlands are alligators, spiny red frogs and bittern.And some plants that are in the wetlands are lotus, cattails, and dodder.
4. What are some causes for wetland loss? Some causes for wetland losts are some of the wetlands have been dried out, or maybe they were filled.
5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered? Five animals and six plants that are in wetland are endangerd for the plants it is the yellow birch, forcked aster,screwstem, water arum, cuckoo flower, and beacked sedge. And for the animals there is aliligator snaping turtle, indian bat, american bittern, four towed salamander, rice rat.
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? We can help wetlands by donating money to help take care o them, also we could mak wildlife refuges.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland.
1. Moisture
2.sunlight
3. Animals
List some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands.
Plants: Cattails, lotus, water lily, and bayberry
Animals: Osprey, Heron, Owls, and fideler crabs
Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment? Wetlands are important because they hold in water much like a sponge they slowley release water.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands? Wetlands are lost because of draines.
What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas? Middle school children could help wetlands by cleaning them up and taking care of the animals.